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An eclectic collection of stories from one of my very favorite authors, which this reader found as unexpectedly delightful as anything ever met, between the pages.

What if you got to do a do-over? Not one, actually, but if you were granted an infinite number of chances to build and rebuild, worlds upon worlds, and an ensemble of characters colliding within these pages, over and over again, their stories morphing each time, in ways that are more than just a little outside the lines – worlds fantastical and as cheerfully tongue-in-cheek as they are wildly imaginative. I can only imagine what fun this must have been to write, as the author mischievously plays with this ‘Sliding Doors’ concept, – blending fairy tales, horror, dystopia, magical realism, and always, such a pervasive smattering of humor and whimsy that, apocalypse aside, this is a world one will find hard to leave.

I love loved this book, and find myself, feeling bereft as I confront the final pages, ever so ready to turn back and reread it. One of my very top books of the year, – where else can you find a book that is pure joy to read, an undercurrent of what feels like pure terror, and the opportunity to encounter more than one intelligent and talking animal.

A great big thank you to the publisher, the author, and Netgalley for an ARC of this book. All thoughts presented are my own.